| City of Philadelphia v. New Jersey | |
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| Argued March 27, 1978 Decided June 23, 1978 | |
| Full case name | City of Philadelphia v. New Jersey |
| Citations | 437 U.S. 617 (more) 98 S. Ct. 2531; 57 L. Ed. 2d 475 |
| Case history | |
| Prior | City of Philadelphia v. State, 376 A.2d 888 (N.J. 1977); probable jurisdiction noted, 434 U.S. 964 (1977). |
| Holding | |
| A state may not prohibit or place barriers to articles of commerce entering or exiting its boundaries without express Congressional authorization or a compelling state interest; solid and liquid refuse and the rights to landfill space to dispose thereof are articles of commerce under the Commerce Clause. Supreme Court of New Jersey reversed. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Stewart, joined by Brennan, White, Marshall, Blackmun, Powell, Stevens |
| Dissent | Rehnquist, joined by Burger |
| Laws applied | |
| U.S. Const. art. I § 8 cl. 3 (Commerce Clause), Dormant Commerce Clause, N.J. Waste Control Act, N.J. Stat. Ann. § 13 et seq | |
City of Philadelphia v. New Jersey, 437 U.S. 617 (1978), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that states could not discriminate against another state's articles of commerce.